Vehicle for collecting and transporting refuse



J. OCHSNER 62,924

VEHICLE FOR vCOLLECT.ING AND TRANSPORTING REFUSE Filed Nov. 21, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Fig.1

Dec. 1, 1936. O H NER 2,062,924

VEHICLE FOR COLLECTING AND TRANSPORTING REFUSE Filed Nov. 21, 1955 2 Sheets- Sheet 2 Patented Dec. 1, 1936 I f2,062,92d I momma conmc'rmoann BAN, .P0nT1NG"nEi-1Usn I {Jacob ochmenzaiicdsmmjg 1 Application November 21', 1935, Serial No. 50,967 f n w e lma arch-11,1935. a

The present invention relates to a I I collecting and transporting refusev and more pare ticularly to" vehicles characterized by a body hinged at its back upon a chassis so as to be capable of tilting upwards to discharge its load. 5 The main object of the invention consists in the provision of an improved rear section of the body and'of improved means to automatically open the body at the rear as the same is tilted to m allow the discharge.

A further object of the invention is to provide a pivotal rear section pivoting as the body is tilted said rear section rrying means to load the body I to its maximum capacity. I 'A still further object consists in the provision of a power operated mechanism to press refuse dumped into hoppers arranged at the pivotal rear-section into the main body or storage tank. An object of the invention, accordingly, is to provide a vehicle of the above character, the same being constructed in such manner that substance accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the 35 invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:.

Fig. 1 is a side-elevationof the vehicle, Fig. 2 is a similar view ofthe hind part ofrthe 0 vehicle showing the body in dumping position, .Fig. 3 is a back view of the vehicle;

Fig. 4 shows a hydraulic device tooperate the ram pushing the refuse into the tank. 7

Referring to the drawings, it will be apparent on reference to Fig.1 that there is shown an automobile truck on which a body 2 embodying the 'features of the invention is mounted. The truck comprises a chassis I. of standard. construction except for slight additions hereinafter stated 50 specifically. The body 2 is pivotally mounted at 3 upon the back of the chassis so as to be capable of tilting upwards. The body 2 is closed on the top and the back is formed with an inclined curved back side 8' with a full opening normally 5 closed by a rear section I forming a cover. The

I wall of the hollow the cylinder 32 a q 21H vehiclelfor body 2 may be tilted by'a hydraulic device I of any known construction intoan inclined position suflicientlvhigh toensure acomplete discharge of the content of the body 2-. On each side beam of the chassis l a strong bar ll ,is-pivotally 5 mounted. Each bar ll engages slidingly a guide l0 firmly attached to one of two side walls l8 of the rear. section embracing the body 2. By rai'sing the body 2 the rear section 1 slides on the two bars ll, swinging'away from the back of the body,

the rear sectionbeing pivoted to the body at '8. After fully tilting the'body by the hydraulic de-v vice I the rear section l'assumes the position as shown in Fig.2, fully openthe backside of the body being.

. I v 15 The rear section has filling openings arranged side by side into which dust-bins may be dumped. The filling openings are located rather low; the

dustbins or containers need only be lifted toa relatively low height. The filling-in openings 22 are closed by lids l2. The rear section has within itself a ram plate I which is slidably arranged. Each ram plate "conveys the refuse dumped into saidire'ar section into thebody.

Any practical means may be provided to operate the said ram plates for instance a hydraulic pistonoperated by the motor of the truck and I a controlled by the driver. A preferred mode ofconstruction is shown-in Fig. 4 in sectional ele vation.

On a fixed wall for instance the back wallfl:

a hollow cylinder 32 is rigidly fixed. On thecylinder 32 a hollow piston 31 is 'slidably mount-v ed, the mm or. piston, plate 14 being fastened to said piston. The piston 3! isclosedand the cylinder 32 is open at the face end. Between the piston 31 and the mantle of chamber 31 is connected by a pipe I etc. delivering liquid under pressure and the hollow of the cylinder 321s connected byfa pipe 33 to the same pump not shown in the drawing.

Valves or the like may be arranged to control the flow of the liquid. Packings'36, 39.are provided to prevent leakage. sure enters the hollow cylinder 32, the pis'tonl31 and therewith the; plate It is pressed forward.

It liquid underv preschamber 34 is formed. The

3 5. toa Dump into the position shown by broken lines (Fig. 4) The refuse is thereby fed into the chamber I 3. 7

While the piston advances the pipe 35 is kept 5 open. By opening pipe 33 and by pressing liquid through pipe 35v into the space 34 the piston. is returned'to its initial position.- Thebars .I I

may be done-away with and the rear section may be hingedat thetopof the body. The bottom of the body maybe a travelling band (not shown), which driven by a motor or by some suitable gear may be-used to discharge the body without tilting it. some suitable power driven device may be used to raise the rear section.

In this application I make no claim per se to the ram device for pushing the material into the tank as that constitutes a part of the subject matter of my co-pending application, Ser. No. 48,044, flied November 2, 1935. j

What I wish to secure by U. S. Letters Patent is:- a

1. A vehicle for collecting and transporting refuse, comprising a chassis, a body hinged at its back end upon said chassis and having a discharge opening at the back, means forraising said body to'an inclined position, a rearsection closing the discharge opening, means pivoting said rear section to the front section of said body on a transverse axis located between the back hinge of the body and'the front of the body, means-to lift the rear section bodily upward as the front section of the body is tiltedmo clear charge.opening at the back, 'means'for raising said body to tin-inclined position, 'a rear section closing the discharge opening, movably arranged on saidmeans to lift the rear section, at

leastonechamber at the lower end of the said section, an opening in said chamber adapted to a receive the refuse, an inclined e and a ram plate to convey the refuse into said body. guides secured to the sides of said rear section. bars piv;

'oted; to the vehicle and slidably engaging said guides, said rear section being pivoted adjacent said guides to the body, in virtue of which vpivot. guides and bars'whe'n thejbody istilted up on its hinge said rearend will be raised and vice versa. 

